AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 288, 8 November 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per B.S. Manapouri at the Bluff.) : m(tJ2TIT:EJ)PBESS ASSOCIATION.) :.;.-. : Melboubne, October 30. •The excitement m regard to racing sweeps culminated on Friday, when a number t of persons interested, m the Orient) (Centaur, and Uccidental-sweeps were arrested by detectives. The prisoners were ; brpjight before the Court on : Saturday, and the principals were committed for t ial m all the cases. » ; : The " f pero" and <' Looo!V totalisator ; sweep runners, who levanted last' week; have not been heard of. There-is some talk of legal-proceedings, but the general * idea is ad vefse^to' throwing good money after bad. ; / ; , A fire occurred ; m Bburke-street on Saturday night m the premises Occupied by the Orient sweep promoters. The circumstances were very suspicious, although- the fire was quickly extinguished. Croumbie Brown, the journa'ist who was arrested last week »-n a. charge of obtaining £2 on false pretences from Joseph Blackley, from Hobart, was brought ,up at the.< ity Court to-day, and again remanded for fifteen days, as it is stated that several other similar charges are pending. ; ; , ."= - "■- o An official investigation made by the Premier into tht alleged immorality m. the State schools failed to substantiate the "statements made. The doctor who made the statement to the lady who informed Bishop Moorhouse, is dead. Sydney, September 30.. , Daniel -Smith and Jean Lvi, well known m connection with the Tichborne case, have been lecturing at IWagga, on behalf of the Tichbome Defence AssoQiaion, -but it appears that the claimant is too well • known m Wagga, as the meetings attracted but. poor audiences and little attenton. ■: A blind man was brought up at the Police Court, Sydney, on Thursday on - charge of insanity . On being searched a a deposit receipt of £400 was found on his person. Four men, named McCosker, Galvin, McMariuß and O'Mally, were tried at Armidale for sticking up Qcott's Hotel at Black Mountain m August last.; O'Malley turned Queen's evidence, and; ' detailed'the ■circumstances, shewing he and McManus actually rpbhpd the hotel, whilp Galvin and MoOosker, who keeps an hotel at * rmidale, found the horses 1 money and weapons, The proceeds of

the robber f vas eqdally divided ■. Al 1 the prisoners were committed for trial. At the Grten Circuit Court Matthew Bradenorjl and G-ebrge Herbert were charged iwith removing 6ie of the leading beacons placed to guide vessels to the entrance "to.the Clarence River. They were found guilty and sentenoed to 7 years' penal servitude. The Rev. John Osborne, a Wesleyan .minister^ .whon^ ,. ; the other.^ministers r charged with heresy, has announced his intention of resigning. He said that* if he did not resign he would cei'tainly be expelled.